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CVE-2025-12524

Published: Nov 18, 2025

Modified: Apr 8, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

5.4

MEDIUM

Description

The Post Type Switcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 4.0.0 due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to modify the post type of arbitrary posts and pages they do not own, including those created by administrators, which can lead to site disruption, broken navigation, and SEO impact.

VendorProductVersions

johnjamesjacoby

Post Type Switcher

affected
0 - <= 4.0.0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-639

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

References

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